RE: Michigan Muslim decision

2004-10-12 Thread marc stern
Doug Some while ago you asked about literature about responses to the Courts prayer decisions. See WK Muir, Law and attitude change: Prayer in the Public Schools (University of Chicago 1973).I have a copy. Marc From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of

Re: Cert granted in Cutter

2004-10-12 Thread Marty Lederman
What's remarkable is that the Court did exactly the opposite of what the SG urged -- it granted in Cutter and held in Bass v. Madison. Therefore not onlymust defenders of the statutefile their briefs topside, but they must address all of the constitutional arguments-- Commerce andSpending,

Regulations for non-professional Biblical counselors

2004-10-12 Thread Stephen R. Prescott, Esq.
Like many seminaries, the seminary division of the school where I teach offers an M.A. in Biblical counseling requiring about 1 year of graduate work in religion and one year of graduate work in counseling. The degree is not designed to prepare graduate for licensure or professional practice

Re: Regulations for non-professional Biblical counselors

2004-10-12 Thread dlaycock
In the Nally v. Grace Community Church (Cal. 1986 or so, the Court of Appeals held a pastoral counselor liable for "clergy malpractice" because he did not "effectively" refer the counselee to a secular psychologist. That seems to be the opposite of the regulatory theory of rule 2 below. In